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My Daniel
Pam Conrad
HarperCollins · Paperback · April 15, 1991
Reading lane: Stories About Divorce
"All I want to find is one dinosaur," Daniel was saying.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Bones and Memory
A childhood bond and the fever for fossils meet in a story shaped by memory.
Come here for
- A family story braided with the great dinosaur rush
- An older brother’s dream, remembered with tenderness
Expect
- Museum memories, fossil fever, and an adventurous tale of love and treachery
- A reflective return to childhood and a brother deeply loved
Book Details
- Authors
- Pam Conrad
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 15, 1991
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Stories About Divorce · 19th-Century U.S.
- Reading lane
- Stories About Divorce
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Publisher Categories
Family Stories
Multigenerational Families
Parent-Child Stories
Exploration & Discovery
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Loss & Grief
Big Feelings
Friendship
New Experiences
About This Book
"All I want to find is one dinosaur," Daniel was saying. "And I'll find it right here. Like I do all my fossils." Wandering through the Natural History Museum with her grandchildren, Julia Creath feels the presence of her dead brother, Daniel, she remembers a time when fossil fever hit everyone, old and young -- a time when people would kill for those old bones under the ground. Julia becomes the Nebraska farm girl she once was, as she weaves together the story of the great...
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